Fusion Star

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My daughter, Sara, requested a quilt for her birthday in a lone star pattern. I chose colors I thought she would like and then tried out a few new techniques to create a quilt for her. Machine appliqué, couching, home machine quilting, and watercolor pencil techniques are used. Sara’s personality is a blend of structured analytical thinking and flowing creativity—a rare combination—much like the contrasting geometric shapes, flowing vines, and quilting. Hence, the fusion.

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Awards:

• Quilt Art Calendar 2018

• Second Place Wall Hanging, Wisconsin Quilt Expo, September 2017

• American Quilter Magazine cover, September 2017

• Judge’s Award at AQS Paducah Spring Festival 2017

• Best Machine Quilting on a Home Machine Award and Purple Ribbon of Excellence from Vermont Quilt Festival 2016

• Machine Quilters Unlimited, May/June 2016 article

• Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2016 award Best Machine Workmanship